If you are thinking of moving to Bricket Wood or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Bricket Wood to figures for Hertfordshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Bricket Wood is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Bricket Wood Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics
Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. Bricket Wood has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | England | |
|---|---|---|
| AB | nan% | 22.96% |
| C1 | nan% | 30.92% |
| C2 | nan% | 20.64% |
| DE | nan% | 25.49% |
Bricket Wood Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Bricket Wood as a whole, is younger than the national average.
| Age | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | % | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | % | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | % | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | % | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | % | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | % | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | % | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | % | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | % | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | % | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | % | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | % | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 39.3 | |
| Median Age | 39 |
Bricket Wood Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment. Bricket Wood is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Bricket Wood are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment in Bricket Wood is both lower than the average for Hertfordshire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Bricket Wood than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Hertfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | % | 2.1% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | % | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | % | 9.4% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Bricket Wood Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Bricket Wood are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Country | England | |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | % | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | % | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | % | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | % | 9.4% |
Bricket Wood General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Bricket Wood. The percentage of residents in Bricket Wood rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average.
| Health | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | nan% | 47.17% |
| Good | nan% | 34.22% |
| Fair | nan% | 13.12% |
| Bad | nan% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | nan% | 1.25% |
Bricket Wood Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Bricket Wood and are from the UK Census of 2011. Bricket Wood has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average.
| Qualification | England | |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | % | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | % | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | % | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | % | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | % | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | % | 27.4% |
| Other | % | 5.7% |
Bricket Wood Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Bricket Wood has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Bricket Wood is an economically deprived area.
| Tenure | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | % | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | % | 32.8% |
| Shared | % | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | % | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | % | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | % | 15.4% |
| Other | % | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | % | 1.3% |
What is the population of Bricket Wood and St Albans?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in St Albans including Bricket Wood. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
| Ward | Population |
|---|---|
| Ashley | 8603 |
| Batchwood | 7861 |
| Clarence | 7723 |
| Colney Heath | 6443 |
| Cunningham | 7004 |
| Harpenden East | 8038 |
| Harpenden North | 7958 |
| Harpenden South | 6773 |
| Harpenden West | 8238 |
| London Colney | 9687 |
| Marshalswick North | 6890 |
| Marshalswick South | 7607 |
| Park Street | 7710 |
| Redbourn | 6369 |
| Sandridge | 4967 |
| Sopwell | 7696 |
| St Peters | 9290 |
| St Stephen | 6664 |
| Verulam | 7314 |
| Wheathampstead | 6482 |
| St Albans Total | 149317 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
